2 Timothy 3

¹ But know this: that in the last days, grievous times will come.

² For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

³ without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good,

⁴ traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

⁵ holding a form of godliness but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.

⁶ For some of these are people who creep into houses and take captive gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,

⁷ always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Fathers

⁸ Even as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind, who concerning the faith are rejected.

⁹ But they will proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all men, as theirs also came to be.

¹⁰ But you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,

¹¹ persecutions, and sufferings – those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. The Lord delivered me out of them all.

¹² Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. CCC

¹³ But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

¹⁴ But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.

¹⁵ From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁶ Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, 1 CCC

¹⁷ that each person who belongs to God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

¹ KKnow also this, that in the last days shall come dangerous times.

² Men shall be lovers of themselves, covetous, haughty, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked,

³ Without affection, without peace, slanderers, incontinent, unmerciful, without kindness,

⁴ Traitors, stubborn, puffed up, and lovers of pleasures more than of God:

⁵ Having an appearance indeed of godliness but denying the power thereof. Now these avoid.

⁶ For of these sort are they who creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins, who are led away with divers desires:

⁷ Ever learning, and never attaining to the knowledge of the truth. Fathers

⁸ Now as Jannes and Mambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

⁹ But they shall proceed no farther: for their folly shall be manifest to all men, as theirs also was.

¹⁰ But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,

¹¹ Persecutions, afflictions: such as came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra: what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord delivered me.

¹² And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. CCC

¹³ But evil men and seducers shall grow worse and worse: erring, and driving into error,

¹⁴ But continue thou in those things which thou hast learned and which have been committed to thee, knowing of whom thou hast learned them:

¹⁵ And because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures which can instruct thee to salvation by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁶ All scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove, to correct, to instruct in justice: 1 CCC

¹⁷ That the man of God may be perfect, furnished to every good work.